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Click for a gallery of Ke$ha over the years. In this Sep. 22 2013 file photo, Ke$ha performs at the IHeartRadio Music Festival, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Al Powers/Powers Imagery/Invision /AP, File)

Nashville-raised pop star Ke$ha has postponed tour dates in March and April in order to continue treatment for an eating disorder.

The "Die Young" singer born Kesha Rose Sebert announced on Jan. 3 that she had checked into rehab for an initial 30-day period. A release from Sebert's publicist on Feb. 4 said she had decided "to remain committed to her ongoing treatment."

“I was so looking forward to performing at these dates but I need to follow my doctor's advice and get my health back on track," Sebert said in the release.

“All of your support during this time has been so amazing. I couldn’t have done this without you all. I look forward to coming back stronger than ever on the next tour."

Her mother, Pebe Sebert of Brentwood, told People magazine that Ke$ha's body image issues were exacerbated by criticism from producer Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald and former manager David Sonenberg. Gottwald and Sonenberg have denied the allegations.

Click to see a gallery of photos from ASCAP's 28th annual Pop Music Awards (this image of Ke$ha: Matt Sayles/AP Photo).

Performing rights organization ASCAP celebrated its writers' contributions to the pop landscape Wednesday at its 28th annual Pop Music Awards, and breakout pop star Ke$ha and songwriter Josh Kear were among the locals who headed out to Hollywood to partake in the festivities.

Kear performed his "Need You Now" -- made a remarkably successful single by country trio Lady Antebellum -- and Ke$ha took the presenters' podium looking lovely and sporting what can only be described as an extreme comb-over (which mixed nicely with podium-mate Adam Lambert's evil-twin goatee).

Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald -- who was instrumental in launching Ke$ha's career, producing and co-writing with her on releases including smash debut Animal -- earned songwriter of the year honors alongside fellow hit-herder Max Martin.

Other stars on hand included Train, Rod Stewart and Band Of Horses, among others. Click Ke$ha above to see some photos of the locals in the house Wednesday.

"I consider myself a songwriter before and above everything else, so it's an honor to write for one of pop music's biggest icons,” Ke$ha told MTV News.

She also recently spoke to SPIN about the track, saying, "That song is me imagining her and any female musician touring the world. You know, when you go out, and you're having an amazing, magical night and you don't want to go to sleep and you want it to last until the world ends."

You can get a copy of “Till the World Ends” when Spears’ forthcoming album, Femme Fatale, drops March 29.

Click to see a gallery of photos from Ke$ha's flood benefit at Limelight Nashville (this photo: Larry McCormack/The Tennessean).

Nashville's resident pop superstar Ke$ha has just announced plans to release Cannibal -- a nine-song "companion" to her 2010 debut Animal -- on November 22.

Much like Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster, Cannibal will be sold separately as well as part of a deluxe package entitled Animal + Cannibal. Its first single, "We R Who We R," ships to radio on October 14.

"This year has been carnivorous and life-changing," Ke$ha says in a release. "I have my rowdy, gorgeous fans to thank for taking me on the ride of a lifetime. My only goal with this record is to keep them dancing. The songs on Cannibal were made to inspire people to ignore any hate or judgment and be themselves unapologetically. It's the perfect companion to Animal and I hope you guys like it. And if you don't like it -- bite me."

Among the production roster for Cannibal is Ke$ha's pal and hit-song-ATM Dr. Luke as well as Max Martin, Benny Blanco and Bangladesh. A promising lineup, to be sure.

Miranda Cosgrove doesn’t get nervous when she shoots an episode of iCarly — a Nickelodeon TV series that’s regularly watched by millions of devoted tweens. But when she performs for a thousand fans in Nashville on Friday, she’ll definitely have some butterflies, and most of them will be due to one attendee in particular.

“I’m nervous about Kris Allen being there,” she says with a sheepish laugh.

Singing on stage and rubbing shoulders with pop stars is new territory for the 17-year-old singer/actress, who will perform on Friday, July 23 along with recent American Idol champ Allen at the Cannery Ballroom for a flood benefit concert presented by Nashville radio station i106. In April, Cosgrove released her debut album, Sparks Fly, a hook-heavy collection crafted with some of the biggest behind-the-scenes names in pop (songwriter Claude Kelly, superstar producer Dr. Luke). As breezy as the results sound, it’s hard to believe the project took two years to complete.

“It was hard to find my sound, exactly what I wanted it to be, because I like so many different artists,” Cosgrove says. “I like Rihanna and Katy Perry and Ke$ha, but then I also like the Beatles and a lot of bands that my mom had showed me. So it took me a while to figure that out, but I think I got it. It’s pretty much pop/rock music with my own edge going on.”Continue reading →

Get ready for some serious shrieking to go down in the Cannery Ballroom Friday when TV/music superstars Miranda Cosgrove and Kris Allen get off the screen and on the stage, all in the name of raising funds for flood relief.

Miranda Cosgrove is best known as the title character of Nickelodeon’s iCarly — the thinking tween’s Hannah Montana — but she’s now taken the first step into pop stardom with Sparks Fly, an expertly crafted debut with songs penned by Ke$ha, Avril Lavigne and superproducer Dr. Luke.

The thing is, Cosgrove’s so busy with her acting gig, she hasn’t been able to tour much yet — this gig will be one of her first. She’s joined by 2009 American Idol champ and soft-rock heartthrob Allen, who recently swung through town in support of his self-titled debut album.

The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $20 in advance, $25 on the day of the show ($53 VIP tickets are sold out). For more go to www.ticketweb.com. The Cannery Ballroom is located at 1 Cannery Row (251-3020).

Click to see a gallery of photos from Ke$ha's recent Nashville show at 12th & Porter with Mickey Avalon and Beardo.

Five years ago, Brentwood High School senior Kesha Sebert was on track to graduate with honors and Ivy League prospects. She was also named “Most Individualistic” in her class for the school yearbook’s senior superlatives.

Sebert proved that she deserved that title when she dropped out of school in her senior year to pursue a career in pop music in Los Angeles.

Today, she’s better known as Ke$ha, the party-loving 22-year-old that famously raps about brushing her teeth with a bottle of Jack Daniel’s in her dance-pop hit “TiK ToK.”

The runaway success of that tune (at press time, it boasted a four-week stint atop Billboard’s Hot 100 chart) led Ke$ha’s first album, Animal, to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last week. So far, Sebert’s career has gone remarkably according to plan — give or take a few years of uncertainty between school and superstardom.

“I always knew (music) was what I was going to do,” she says, calling from New York, where she’s just taped a performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. “When I was like 5 years old, people would be like, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ I was like, ‘I wanna be a rock star. Yeah!’”Continue reading →